SKDJFH;sdF;osidhj ... Forward integration occurs when a company expands forward or "downstream" in its supply chain. An example would be a manufacturer purchasing a retailer that sells the ...

Backward integration helps companies to control the quantity of inventory produced by the supplier. For example, a supplier might be unable to keep up with the volume of sales that the company is ...

An example of a merger would be that business ... join together through a takeover or merger. Sometimes called conglomerate integration, this enables businesses to spread their risk over a wider ...